Farm Bureau wins award

BATH - Steuben County Farm Bureau was presented with four Silver Key Awards at the New York Farm Bureau State Annual Meeting, held on Dec. 4-6 in Niagara Falls.

The Silver Key Awards are given to county farm bureaus that have exhibited excellence in a variety of categories relating to effectiveness in policy implementation, promoting agriculture amongst the public and in classrooms, leadership development, and membership building.

The awards were presented for excellence in the following categories:

• Information and Public Relations

• Agricultural Education and Promotion

• Leadership Development

• Membership

While at the state annual meeting, members also had an opportunity to vote on the policy issues that will guide the work of New York Farm Bureau for the coming year, and attend a workshop on agricultural issues relating to the 2007 Farm Bill, presented by Dave Salmonsen of the American Farm Bureau Federation.